Weekly News – June 16, 2017

PRELATE TO PRESIDE OVER DIVINE LITURGY AT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH IN FRESNO

– VERY REV. FR. DAJAD ASHEKIAN TO RECEIVE PECTORAL CROSS

LanchakhachOn Sunday, June 18, 2017, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, will preside over Divine Liturgy and deliver the sermon at Holy Trinity Church in Fresno.

In mid-May, His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, conferred the privilege of wearing a pectoral cross to six young members of the Brotherhood, including Very Rev. Fr. Dajad Ashekian, Pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Fresno, and Very Rev. Fr. Barouyr Shernezian, Pastor of St. Gregory the Illuminator Church in San Francisco.

During Divine Liturgy, the Prelate will present Fr. Dajad with the Pontifical Encyclical of His Holiness and pectoral cross.

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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS TO BEGIN

VBS_webFor the past few years, a number of our parishes organize Vacation Bible Schools over the summer where our youth come together to learn prayers, Bible stories, hymns, services and traditions of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and engage in educational and fun activities including, sports, games, and arts and crafts.

This year’s schedule is as follows:

Forty Martyrs Church, Orange County: June 19 – 23, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon, for Kindergarten to 8th grade students.

Holy Trinity Church, Fresno: June 25 – 29, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

St. Sarkis Church, Pasadena: Four one-week sessions beginning on July 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., for children ages 3 and up.

Holy Cross Cathedral, Montebello: Camp Shining Light, from July 16 – 22, at Mount Kare Camp in Wrightwood.

We urge our parents to enroll their children in these spiritually enriching programs. Please contact the church offices for more information.

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